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James Callaghan after Southall riots (1979)

Genre
Press conference; Speech

Press statement by UK Prime Minister James Callaghan in which he compares the National Front to the Nazis. The comments come after the death of teacher Blair Peach at an Anti-Nazi League rally in Southall,...
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Scarman on his report (1981)

Genre
Press conference

Excerpts from a press conference by Lord Scarman (Leslie Scarman) following publication of his report into riots in Brixton, South London and Toxteth in Liverpool in 1981. On criticism of the Special Patrol...
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PM’s question time - Whitelaw stands in (1979)

Genre
News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech

Peter Murphy reports on Prime Minister’s Question Time in the House of Commons, with deputy leader Willie Whitelaw standing in for the absent Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who is at the Tokyo Summit....
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Police action defended after Southall riots (1979)

Genre
Interview; News report; Press conference

Report on comments at a press conference by Sir David McNee, Metropolitan Police Commissioner, where he defends his force’s response (and in particular the behaviour of the Special Patrol Group (SPG) unit)...
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Operation Piper preventing child prostitution (1992)

Genre
Interview; News report; Special; Vox pop

Vice officers from Westminster’s Juvenile Protection Unit, Street Offences Squad and British Transport Police are searching the West End of London for at risk children in Operation Piper, intended to curb...
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London programme (1981)

Genre
Advertisement; Documentary; Drama; Interview; Special; Speech; Trailer

This episode of LWT’s London Programme investigates the Metropolitan Police following alarming rises in crime rates, race riots and poor police-community relations, and criticism of police action and...
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